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Bananna
on 06-04-2011 at 08:45 AM (752 Views)
It's been exactly one week since I fasted last Saturday and lost 4 pounds in one day. I have now gained two back...last night I had a bunch of chocolate. I was So good all last week and something overtook me last night. I couldn't fall asleep....gah!

Part of me wants to throw in the towel and eat whatever today....and if I'm honest and look at my pattern it could easily turn into many days. I am writing here in an effort to vent and blatantly stare at the elephant in my room in an effort to give it less power.

And why should I realistically be so disappointed because I only weigh two pounds less than I did last week? I mean at this point I took two steps forward and one step back.

I guess I just feel under the gun to give myself some fast results as I'll be starting school in 6 weeks and really wanted to have lost 25 pounds....which was already a compromise because I really wanted to lose 50 or more. I am just so sick of being this heavy and get frustrated that losing takes the consistency that it does when you take baby steps. ....As opposed to fasting.

Atleast I was smart enough to realize that fasting more than one day would've resulted in a bigger binge later. That is what I would do and I know myself well enough now, lol.

Oh look I cracked a smile...maybe this is working...writing it out instead. :) ...and another one.

So let's see....if I lose 8 more pounds in 6.5 weeks (school starts then) ...that would be ten pounds lighter. There is something about losing ten that makes you feel more accomplished than losing five. ...No I would not be meeting even my plan B weight loss goal but I would feel better than I do now. And any kind of better is good.

I guess it's hard too because I've been looking at a scale all week thatread two pounds lighter than it read today....so I got used to seeing that number....now it's hard for me to readjust to this higher weight even though it is two pounds lighter than last saturday morning.

I am still interested in having an eating window...I am finding that to be really easy not to eat in the morning. Yes mainstream media goes on about metabolism....but I find that doing something a bit busy just as good for spunk. Exercise afterall...raises your metabolism. And in a consumption based society it is way more profitable to push eating frequently than not...and then encourage everyone to work out how many hours at the gym (more money). ...they would never say skip meals and putter more even if it were true. ...I guess I just find, oddly, sluggish/full after eating. Some of the healthiest looking people I know eat two meals a day....no snacks. ...That might be more realistic in the long term...for now though I am just not that hungry...I think I'm just too busy....and when I eat I can eat plenty so it does all seem to work out. I never feel satisfied on little meals...when I eat I like to feel satisfied. ....but my problem with this is that I can still easily overeat for the day...as I've just shown myself yesterday.

For this reason I'm going to try a week of something slightly different. I am still going to eat less meals...probably twice a day. And count calories. ...So that'd be 600-800 calories per meal. Still very satisfying meals. ....Also in eating less meals, as I've noticed all week, I am far more likely to eat high raw because it is less planning so less opportunity/temptation/preparedness etc. ...Just less of a mental battle than doing it six times a day.

I know I haven't really talked about raw so far so I will say that I was 1) almost entirely gluten and dairy free for the whole week to the point of feeling unaddicted (till last night's chocolate incident). and 2) probably 50% raw. I used to belittle if I was 'only' 50% raw but now I realize that it is pretty awesome really. And I'm also finding that I love the raw cuisine and salads and fruits...that I'm drawn to it...that many times it is my first choice for taste alone!

I just dont have any Really decadent raw recipes that compare to cooked decadent dessert junk in flavour unfortunately. Well I do sorta but...I just didn't think of them? I just really missed the chocolate bars. Unlike usual thougb...I felt nauseated after, couldn't stomach as much as usually would eat. And don't seem to care about them today.

A raw friend of mine told me that when you crave chocolate you are actually craving minerals and that you need to eat more greens. Maybe this was the case.

Have a good weekend everyone!
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  1. MysticTree's Avatar
    I'm glad writing it all down helped. I know when I recently had an evening of thinking about how a little cooked food wouldn't hurt I thought past what wouldn't hurt to what would actually satisfy me. the answer was tomatoes and onion salad! In the old days, I would have had all the cooked food and then the tomatoes and thought "there" Seee, I was right" and all along it would have been the tomatoes lol.

    My understanding of fasting is that it is good for cleansing but not for weight loss. Exercise and lots of fabulous raw foods will be more weight-loss friendly than fasting ... ask Aleesha though; I'm not a fasting expert.
  2. Bananna's Avatar
    well she is a juicer and I am not, nor ever will be, a juicer... I am interested in intermittent fasting only...so short little fasts ranging from 18 hours to 36 hours, on a very regular basis. This has been just from my own experience and when I look closely at different people and the results they get. I guess it's basically calorie restriction, I really believe a limited amount of healthily obtained calories is the best, best plan for longevity, health, vibrance and beauty. ...but I'm not trying to sell anyone on it, that's just what I believe and in a blog I can say what I like, lol.

    I have firmly decided on counting calories for the week and still being high raw/atleast half, and hopefully all vegan and gluten free this time and probably two meals a day, or eat lightly and one main meal.

    I've decided that I will commit to something for one week intervals and then switch it to prevent boredom and ruts. I am excited to do this because I easily do get bored. :)
  3. MysticTree's Avatar
    Do you juice during non-fasting times? I have maybe 1-2 pints of juiced orange a week and I never make smoothies. I don't like the texture really.

    One of my mother's friends would fast 24 hours every week. My mother tells me this now when I have no recollection of the friend or her apparent health ... she had an Aga and that is all I remember!!!

    I generally don't fast ... I like eating too much
  4. ShelShel's Avatar
    I generally don't fast either. I have in the past, but for spiritual reasons instead of weight...but either way it was total sacrifice on my part that I have a very hard time with. ;P LOL So, I am always impressed with the ease that other can take part in it.
    I too am simply adding more and more raw. I find I eat raw several meals a day and then one is cooked. This is how I worked into it before and this is probably (based on history) the best for me personally.
    I do understand the up down yo-yo of weight! It is very discouraging, however you have accomplished so much this year...beyond food and weight, that you are reaching goals. You are succeeding! I think switching things up to keep yourself energized is excellent. I will keep reading to see how you do!
  5. Bananna's Avatar
    Well I am a food addict and intermittent fasting is an old friend of mine on many levels. I can't count cals. ...I know I said I was going to but it adds another layer of stress and right now I just want simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. I will return to IF tomorrow and stick with it.

    I don't do juice ever, no...I know the benefits of the fibre and wouldn't take it out...it's good for absorbing toxins during weight loss and prevents the need for colonics. Plus, I don't own a juicer and I have heard cleaning them can be a pain, so ...just not my thing basically. :)

    Even blending I just watched a video on and it's not ideal either, it's best to just eat your food, chew it, swallow it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ogG...layer_embedded

    But I 'get' why people juice and don't take issue with it, please understand it's just not something I naturally gravitate towards.
  6. MysticTree's Avatar
    I mostly juice citrus and it has a lot though by no means all the fibre in it.

    I don't gravitate towards smoothies. They just don't appeal so I understand why juice might not appeal. I am not lacking fibre in general though. I have so much fibre in my diet that the small amount I lose through juicing is negligable.

    I actually know people who don't eat fruit and veg ... I find that hard to comprehend but also realise that they really don't like these things. I do wonder how they get all the nutrients they need.
  7. Bananna's Avatar
    I knew of kids that were raised entirely, and I mean Entirely on instant oatmeal packets for breakfast and then one would only eat McD's french fries (no other kind) and the other would only eat rice. ...that's it. And they seemed healthy and fine at 10-12, if you can believe it. ...not sure if they are cured now or not...but are still alive and healthy in high school...(I see pics on facebook). ....crazyiness!...so a bit less fibre or whatever whatever really I think the body will thrive the best it can no matter what you give it. I think juicing, it's just I'm too lazy. But if I did I would probably juice greens since I really believe in greens in high quanitites and can be hard to get them down, for me anyway.
  8. MysticTree's Avatar
    I can only suppose that the foods they eat will eventually catch up with them and that the young body can withstand much more abuse than the older body. I feel sad though in a way that so many children don't understand the joys of picking strawberries fresh from the plant.

    It is one of the earliest joys I had.


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